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  Hair softening ingredients in shampoo to use along with a nonionic surfactant.

  Posted by Bluebird on February 22, 2025 at 12:01 am

  Are there some potential ingredients to include in a shampoo to give hair soft feeling even after the hair is shampooed and dried?

  Surfactant I’m using is nonionic.

  • This discussion was modified 1 month ago by  Bluebird.

  Bluebird replied 4 weeks ago 2 Members · 5 Replies

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  Fedaro

  DIY formulator

  February 22, 2025 at 3:03 pm

  You could try Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Quaternium-80, or Polyquaternium-10.

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    Bluebird

    Scientist

    February 22, 2025 at 8:31 pm

    Thank you!

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      Bluebird

      Scientist

      February 22, 2025 at 9:17 pm

      These should be compatible with coco-glucoside as the surfactant (nonionic) and lowish pH (~5), right? 🙂

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        Fedaro

        DIY formulator

        February 22, 2025 at 9:35 pm

        Yes, there should be no problem.

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          Bluebird

          Scientist

          February 28, 2025 at 3:15 am

          Do you reckon polyquaternium 10 would reduce the foaming ability of coco glucoside by a lot?

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